Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-12-09

ING place cf tMtiy pnt hor lover was q
very d,ney. weather. beate station. pos-
Hes 'ns thre platforms. connected by a
Nootlcn bridge aud etaifcasc.
Emiy, fsom London, waS due thero al
four minutes 20 shfce y. m; vii at six
minutes IL four y. m. both being cypress
ttams.
fmlls's place OF Arrival would be plat.
form number three; Wills platform mum.
her two. but as her train was 60 arrive ten
minutes earlier then his. there would b.
plenty of time Tor her to cross The bridge
and be ready on tho ccntrl platform 10 re-
cci,e him.
When Willis train was about half n mile
nom the junction II suddenly stopped. ilc
dreaded tho counting mcctinH her ioVo aud
his deception The questioning OF her eyes;
his acted Kiss.
AZ the end Of four mlnu,cs tho passon.
gers lookcd out OF tho car windows Ia tho
way thoy always do when an unexpected
stuppage occurs. Wtll did tho same. but
hc saw no cause FOR alarm
AZ Hast siguni was given that tho train
could procecd
h arrived rafely a, tho junction at ucven.
teen minutes past four
Win alightcd on platform number two,
and looked ~ o3ce from oue end o. tho
other Of ID. hut he d,d not 900 Emily. lie
know that she should arrive nt platform
number three, and concluded that she had
made some niisiakc about his tmin, aud was
then In one Of the waiting rooms
The guard VI the train arcosted him
Afe YOU go NO on. airyH
Yes, but not this moment How long
10 you stop horog-
net q m nnte. air. We're lato alfoatiy. :"
Clearly. Emily aud he must proceed to
London by the rext tmin. lilo made Tor
tho staircase with the intention of seeking
her ON platform number three. when
somewhat unusual incident arrested hia at.
tcniion.
Two wcll-ercescd ladics OF mid,iln ago. q
young lady, a little boy. aud an old gontio.
mAn all OF ihcm identity of ono PARTY.
and all OF them very nervoae aud scared
desccndcd the staircase, followed by two
guards md porter. Allor those came two
pale and frightened
VIII, with h foot ON tho first stair.
turncd his head and Watched them. lie
could scarcely define his expectations: his
heart began 10 boat. and his tongue Ia feel
rnfched as bo watched thcm. II was -
startling ihn, roncml polencss and the
common frightened cNpresslan.
The guards assisted each OF tho we'll
dfoascd rafty into q first class car with un.
usual civilty. Some brandy was given 10
the little boy, whose teeth chaiiefcd against
the glass as lac dnnk A. The guards then
went 10 the roorly dressed party, aud.
equally civil. ass,alod the gifla tnto an-
other frss-claas car
Tho porter held The glass of hmndy To-
the young man. bul lac shook his head half
fooliHhly, and joined tho giris. with bis feet
almost slipping on she step aa ha got into
the car.
u was oil over in few minutes: then tho
tu,in steamed slowly from the platform aud
the guards looked at each othor cOngratu-
latory. Rs though glad u WAS gone.
From the first stair WIN Tryfoil tried 10
call oul but he could not speak. not even
tnd words 70 erls the question that tromblod
ou hie lips.
With shaking limbs he ascondod tho
stairs, aud when ho reached the top no
found that he Ind NO recollection Of having
mounted them.
lie turned to the right. along tho wooden
bridge, then down another light 10 plat
form three.
10 his Aurpriao no found Il empty a sta
tionaiy tfnin having previously hidden A
ffom him; but how much pfcater wnH his
surprise when lac heard fhehOuuda Of many
excited voices from platform ono. also hid
den from him by stationary ears
Ills limbs seoncd TO be lfoloas: ho
walked 10 the only waltinR-room on number
three
A. ho turned tho knob of tho door ho said.
almost In an inaitlculuto voice.
"Emilyl"
No one answered.
The waiting-rOon was empty
There was feeble iickcring fro In the
CRATE. which wax mpidly expiring.
lie caught glimpse OF bis faco Ia the
ioOking-gasH.
II was deadly palo'
He whlkod unstsadily AWAY from tho
waiting room, up tho staircase aud across
ihs bridge. and descended The stairs which
led to platform number one.
Once there. there waa no noed 20 ask the
question he had dreaded 10 ask
Tho siOppaQe of the ttuin, the woIl-
dfossed aud poorly dressed PARTIES of por-
sons returning "a London the deserted
Platform and the many voices are all ac-
counted Tor In tho appearance Of platform
number one
There had been an accident